Peru President Kast admits error in sentence reductions for child sex offenders, proposes reform

Peruvian President Kast acknowledged his government erred in allowing sentence reductions for those convicted of sexual crimes against minors, and will promote a bill to bar such reductions for abusers and rapists of minors, urging fast-track processing. This marks a policy reversal amid likely public and political pressure, though legislative passage remains uncertain.

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